Special Education (ages 6–21)

Gordon College of EducationBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or moreTeacher training

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Suitability score (bagrut + psychometric exam)(our wording)

Applicants with a bagrut certificate or a pre-academic mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education, or a practical engineer diploma, as well as a psychometric exam suitability score of 525, will be admitted to bachelor's degree studies at Gordon Academic College of Education.
The minimum psychometric score required to calculate the suitability score is 475

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Exemption from the psychometric exam

Applicants with a bagrut certificate / a mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education / a practical engineer certificate, with an average grade of 92 or higher, will be admitted

Regular track

Holders of a foreign high-school diploma

Holders of such a certificate are required to present a score of at least 525 on the psychometric exam or completion of a pre-academic mechina. They must also present a certificate of equivalency.
These applicants are required to present a notarized translation of their bagrut certificate, including a translated grade report, and will be required to take supplementary courses determined according to the student’s background.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina

For applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for the degree, a pre-academic mechina is available.

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

Suitable applicants whose combined score is between 480 and 524 must submit a request to the chair of the review of exceptional cases through the Information and Registration Center.
The minimum psychometric score required to calculate the suitability score is 475.

For adults and those who have studied before1

Completion of a bachelor's degree for senior teachers with a teaching certificate

This program is intended for holders of a teaching certificate who are required to complete academic courses toward a bachelor's degree (B.Ed.)
A teaching certificate at the qualified teacher or senior qualified teacher level (also possible through the accumulation of professional development credits).
Graduates of teacher-training institutions where the language of instruction is not Hebrew must present a score of 110 on the Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam) of the psychometric exam.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

An admissions interview is also required
Applicants who took bagrut exams in a language other than Hebrew must achieve a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test)
Holders of a bagrut certificate from secondary schools where the language of instruction is not Hebrew: These applicants are required to present a grade of at least 80 in Hebrew at 5 units and a grade of at least 70 in Arabic at 3 units.

The Hebrew terms

suitability scoreציון התאמהbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אCouncil for Higher Educationמל"גpractical engineerהנדסאי

Source:The institution's sitegordon.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

What you study

Studies provide the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to provide academic and social support and promote students with special needs and various difficulties, such as cerebral palsy, blindness and hearing difficulties, complex learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, students on the autism spectrum, and more. In the second year of the degree, students can also enroll in a teacher-training certificate program.

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

What graduates work as

Special Education Teachingmost commonTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

Education68%

Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

Program length: 3 years
Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
Average psychometric score: 550 points

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

Money

How the institution is funded

Institutions funded by the Ministry of Education

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026